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it’s a surprising line considering how often the author mentions his own books written about Japan (in addition to the advertisement in his signature on every article). neither are cultural appropriation, IMO, but they’re really not dissimilar at all (so if you’re going to call one of these things cultural…

don’t know if you’ll see this, but, same. i criticized a blog writer, and figure that’s what triggered it.

the original comment wasn’t talking about things from the perspective of the streamer, at all, so this doesn’t work. you tried, though.

clearly, you’re one of the people i was describing, and you will continue choosing to be offended over a mild, benign comment. take care.

it really didn’t come off that way to me and i’m not a diehard streaming fan, which suggests that people interpreting it as exceedingly negative or smug are doing so because they’re super into streaming and as a result, taking the criticism personally. the comment was a little tongue-in-cheek, but people here are…

there’s nothing particularly extreme or offensive about your comment; some people just took it extra personally when you said you didn’t love streaming as much as they do, and because of that, decided attacking you personally was somehow the same thing.

the Christmas ones i’ve seen are cute, though.

she didn’t need the shapewear line at all, so even taking her own pregnancy experiences into consideration, “not needing it” doesn’t mean anything re: whether or not she’d do something for purely capitalistic reasons (which, frankly, is the entire Kardashian/Jenner schtick).

i was weirded out by that too, but i think there’s a panel on the front of her shirt that just matches the background (making it look like a gap/silhouette).

nice to see something positive in a string of disasters; she has a great voice, so i’m glad she’s still getting to use it in these times.

honestly, haven’t seen a situation where just “having kids” isn’t all about the parents either, so it follows that all the related parties would also be about the parents. it all starts with inherent selfishness anyway; why would anything different follow?

spinning this as something sinister is, of course, beneficial to this site, but having a set of guidelines laid out, increasing consistency and decreasing ambiguity, is a practical response to the criticism received. the alternative is just haphazardly charging ahead with no plan, which is stupid and destined to fail.…

incorrect; the Bantu knots were nothing like this, despite the blog post attempting to frame it that way. 

buying this from shops in the USA and Japan has really got me hankering to make it... happy this article exists :)

this is a decent breakdown, given the individuals we’re talking about: https://theslot.jezebel.com/1844929991

even if we assume minimal risk for young, healthy people, they may act as spreaders. whether or not the young, healthy people would be harmed, they’d be making things like basic errands or even accepting deliveries even more dangerous for higher-risk people.

same thoughts; beyond the occasional typo/keyboard fumble, i can’t imagine typing or saying any of these things (and i don’t see/hear them often either, so it’s not just me).

there were decent arguments on Twitter that explained it further/pushed back against the accusations of appropriation, namely that:

a) this was not just an arbitrarily chosen daily look; it was, specifically, for a time that usually had a carnival celebrating cultures, including Jamaican culture. she wasn’t promoting…

it might be popular? or, just a coordinated image they’re working on/putting forth without realizing... honestly, i don’t have my finger on the pulse of trends, so i couldn’t tell you if it was really popular or not. but the Kardashians seem to adopt similar styles, so maybe that part’s the same deal with the…